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first normal form

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
first nor-mal -form
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which repeating groups and attributes have been eliminated by putting each into a separate table connected by a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

second normal form third normal form fourth normal form fifth normal form Boyce-Codd normal form

Frequently Paired Words

second normal form third normal form fourth normal form fifth normal form Boyce-Codd normal form

Questions

What does first normal form mean?
A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which repeating groups and attributes have been eliminated by putting each into a separate table connected by a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

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